In preparation for the 2012 Summer Literacy Institute: Rigorous Reading Instruction, the Department of Education and Early Development is recruiting presenters. The Institutes’ targeted audience is preschool providers, elementary teachers, secondary teachers from all content areas, para-professionals, instructional aides, reading specialists and administrators from all districts in improvement. Content presented at the Institute will be linked to the Alaska Literacy Blueprint: Birth to Graduation and follows the Blueprint in structure. Those interested in presenting at this institute may fill out the Request for Informal Proposal and submit it to: karen.melin@alaska.gov or elizabeth.davis@alaska.gov